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Note From Melissa: Authoritarianism and Democratic Deliberation
Dear Reader, Summer school is in session and it’s time for a little history lesson. Did you know that from 1879 until 1965, the state of Connecticut had a complete ban on birth control? The ban, passed in the wake of a Victorian-era moral panic, criminalized contraceptive use, even for married couples. And it went […]
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Mystery Inc: The Case of the Missing Secret Service Text Messages
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Razing the Kraken: The Importance of Witnesses
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Note From Barb: Where is Merrick Garland?
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Note From Melissa: The Least Dangerous Branch?
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Note From Asha: How Could the Jan 6 Committee Impact DOJ?
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Note From Joyce: The Jury That Matters Most
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Note From Barb: Donald Trump’s Al Capone Moment?
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Note From Asha: Yes, The Durham Plotline Was As Dumb As It Looked
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Note From Barb: The Terrorism of the Spoken Word
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Note From Melissa: The Twilight of Constitutional Law
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Note From Asha: What Elon Musk Gets Wrong About the Marketplace of Ideas
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